How to Check the Performance of a Laptop Image Credit: Poike/iStock/Getty Images If you want to check on the current performance of your laptop computer, look no farther than Windows’ native Task Manager. The Task Manager contains two specialized utilities that will give you up-to-the-second readings of the current performance of both your memory (referred […]
Image Credit: Neal McNeil/iStock/GettyImages The number of public pay phones continues to dwindle each year. Though they may be largely ignored by cell phone owners, there are still plenty to be found, provided you know where to look. As CityLab points out, telephone providers still keep pay phones in operation where they are cost-effective. Neighborhoods […]
When a document is converted to or created as a PDF document, the content is not automatically searchable. However, with a few modifications, the PDF content may be indexed and made searchable. Even if a PDF has been scanned and saved as an image, the text may be made searchable by applying the optical character […]
Image Credit: littlehenrabi/iStock/Getty Images Microsoft OneNote has the ability to capture text from any source using a virtual printer driver that Windows displays as a menu option labeled “Send to OneNote” when you print a document. If you do not see this option when you print a document and you know that Microsoft OneNote is […]
The tilde key is immediately below the “Esc” key and to the left of the “1” key. The tilde is a versatile character. Outside its usage as a linguistic diacritical mark, on Unix-based systems like OS X, the tilde also serves as a reference to the user’s home directory, and typing “cd ~” while in […]
Restoring access to USB Flash drives is similar to restricting their use. Sometimes it is necessary to block USB Flash drive access to keep sensitive information free from the possibility of being copied from a computer. Restoring access to the USB Flash drive may be desired at some point. The process for restoring access to […]
Use the Import dialog box to import contacts. Image Credit: Image courtesy of Google Understanding how to import contacts into your email client helps to ensure you’re never without important contact information when you need it. Gmail has a dedicated Import tool designed to facilitate importing contacts saved in the vCard format directly into the […]
Image Credit: opolja/iStock/Getty Images Foxit PDF Editor allows you to open, modify and save documents in the Portable Document Format. If you, for example, accidentally insert blank pages into a PDF document, you can delete them using Foxit PDF Editor. You can also use Foxit’s “Delete Page” function to reduce the size of a PDF […]
Find your router IP address quickly and easily. Routers are given a port number, or IP address, that work similar to a phone number. If you need to find your IP address, there is a simple and quick way to find it. All you need is your computer and a few minutes to pull the […]
Image Credit: Ciaran Griffin/Lifesize/Getty Images The Adobe Creative Suite gives users the benefit of relatively easy integration between its programs. One of the ways the programs work together is by allowing the vector program, Illustrator, to work with one of the raster programs, Photoshop. Using Illustrator’s Live Trace functions, you can convert even the most […]
